Whispering Pines Lodge

2.5 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Studio
River View Room
Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Resort View
Seasonal outdoor pool
Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Resort View | Living area

Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
13745 Sierra Way, Kernville, CA, 93238
  • Kernville Chamber of Commerce
    8 min walk
  • Sierra South Mountain Sports
    9 min walk
  • Dry Meadow Creek
    10 min walk

Room options

River View Room

  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Studio

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Mountain View King

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Mountain View King + Single

  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Creekview Kitchenette

  • Park view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Premium Room, 1 King Bed, Jetted Tub, Resort View

  • Resort view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Kernville

With a stay at Whispering Pines Lodge in Kernville, you'll be just steps from Sequoia National Forest and Kern River. .This motel is 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Kernville Chamber of Commerce and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Sierra South Mountain Sports.

What's nearby

  • Kernville Chamber of Commerce - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Sierra South Mountain Sports - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Dry Meadow Creek - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Kern River Valley Historical Society - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • The Kern Valley Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km

Getting around

  • Inyokern, CA (IYK) - 70 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Kern River Brewing Co - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Barn - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Big Blue Bear - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪Cheryl's Diner - ‬14 min walk
  • ‪Sportsman's Inn - ‬14 min walk

About this property

Whispering Pines Lodge

Motel in Kernville with free parking
Whispering Pines Lodge offers 14 air-conditioned accommodations with fireplaces and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to balconies. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate sitting areas and include desks. Guests can make use of the in-room microwaves and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with cable channels. Housekeeping is offered daily and change of bedsheets can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the motel include a seasonal outdoor pool.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 14 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring fireplaces and flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and wedding services. Additional amenities at this motel include a picnic area, barbecue grills, and a banquet hall.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Things to do

  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Microwave
  • Mini-fridge
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Picnic area

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Heating

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • TV channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Mini fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Fireplace
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

An adult age 18 or older must assume all liability for the booking
The front desk is open daily from 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours), key retrieval

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
1 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: USD 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from March 01 to October 31
Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Property is also known as

Whispering Pines Lodge Motel
Whispering Pines Lodge Kernville
Whispering Pines Lodge Motel Kernville

Whispering Pines Lodge Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 94 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 118 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 118 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

karen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

nick

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet clean. We got the river view room facing west. Seen sun set over the ridge. They don’t clean the room everyday and staff is short. We bump into the lady to ask extra towels. Swimming pool is cold.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dianna

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check in was so easy, staff was friendly, room was clean and AC blew ice cold. Absolutely loved this place and will definitely be back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Larry

Super Relaxation
It was Super relaxing, the Host she was very attentive and very friendly and helpful. I will be staying agaitin the near future
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Patrick S

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good for some folks
We just stayed for one night along our journey up north. The room was clean and well maintained. The pool looked clean and inviting, but we didn't swim in it. The property has a nice, lodge feel to it. Everything was operable in the room, my only complaint was the room clearly hasn't been updated since the 80s. So the mattress was less than supportive, the wall A/C was noisy and barely adequate, the common areas were not maintained; the planters were overgrown with weeds. . . but all in all, the room was quiet and functional and it satisfied my (not the wife's) needs. Management was very nice to work with.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Joanna

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We came up last minute to river raft. Juanita checked us in and out and she was super helpful, friendly, definitely a local to the area, and sent me text messages ahead of time to welcome me and get me settled if she wasn’t in the office after 6pm. Our back room door was locked shut with a screwdriver and the bathtub didn’t work. But we had enough beds to sleep and a shower and a microwave and small college dorm size fridge and that was plenty for the two days we were there. It’s three minutes away from Sierra south river rafting expedition’s, and restaurants. Has a nice pool and a trail to walk down to the river. We will be coming back next year and would stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not much sleep for any of us. :(
The property is lovely. But we booked the room for three, myself and two children aged 8 and 11. Was told the couch pulled out to a bed. It did not. It s just a couch. And then at 9;00pm we realized there was no extra blankets or bedding for them to use. The office was closed. So I pulled the one blanket/bedspread off my bed had and gave it to the kids. Which left me using a bath towel as a blanket for warmth. Also bed was really hard. So terrible nights sleep for all of us. :(
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

keith

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Armen

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
River view room
Roomy and clean with a nice view. Nice place to stay overall.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Always the best place to stay ..super friendly staff , very quiet and clean , location is great .. we always stay here the night before we set up our camp for camping … the pool is nice as well…
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michel

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lois, Kearney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Enjoyed the river view room, the peaceful location
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nehemiah

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cabin with a mtn view
Great room and balcony, nice pool and view. Great value.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We loved Whispering Pines. It's a great place to stay. The room has plenty of space, the bathroom was really big. The view we had of the hills from our balcony was wonderful. The staff were really friendly. We couldn't find any faults at all. It's a little gem in the area
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magic Place
Absolutely magical place with beautiful acreage and mystical paths to creeks and rivers. Giant boulder out croppings scatter throughout the property. Can't wait to come back. Our Jack Russell absolutely loved it too
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Allison

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
I loved the old fashioned antiques. I loved the fireplace! It was an old property but I liked how they made it so cozy & warm. We were very comfy but the bed was super old & my back ached. Decorations & quiet & nice location made up for it! I’d stay here again but there was no breakfast & it’s more expensive than usual motels.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bryce

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly greeting from host upon arrival. Room was clean. View from the balcony overlooking the river was beautiful and the stars at night were incredible. Parking can be a little tight when the hotel is full, but it's minor and I'd still highly recommend this hotel if you're staying in Kernville.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Last stayed here in 2008. Still a lovely place and great small town for stopover between LA and the mountains. Great food and beer at the Kern River Brewing company too!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024